Getting hurt in a Lyft can leave you with bills you never planned for and little clarity on who pays them, especially when you were only a passenger. At Schefman & Associates, we represent Lyft passengers, injured drivers, and pedestrians hurt by Lyft vehicles in and around Detroit. We can walk you through your options and what your car accident claim may be worth.
Where Fault Falls After a Detroit Lyft Crash
Fault in a Lyft wreck is different from which insurance coverage is available and can be recovered on, and it rarely rests with one person. As a passenger, responsibility can land on the Lyft driver, another motorist, or a mix of both, and the at-fault driver’s coverage often overlaps with Lyft’s commercial policy, or one policy might exclude coverage.
Insurers do not always agree on who is responsible. Injury suits over $25,000 are filed in the county circuit court, where these multi-insurer disputes play out, while lower-value disputes sometimes begin in Detroit’s 36th District Court. Our Detroit Lyft accident lawyers build the fault picture from police reports, road camera footage, and witness statements.
What Your Lyft Claim Can Cover
Money after a Lyft crash arrives in a few forms, and what you can pursue depends on how the wreck changed your daily life. Common damages in Lyft injury claims include:
- Medical costs and future treatment
- Lost income
- Diminished earning capacity
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Property damage
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Loss of consortium
- Wrongful death benefits for families
Pain and suffering sit apart from the rest. Michigan no-fault benefits pay your medical bills (coverage depending on your policy) and wage loss (up to three years), no matter who caused the crash. Your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage for bodily injury may also be available. However, recovery for the physical and emotional toll means clearing the serious impairment of body function threshold outlined under MCL 500.3135.
That same law bars any pain-and-suffering recovery when you are found more than 50% at fault, and reduces it by your share of blame below that mark.
How Schefman & Associates Can Help
Our Detroit Lyft accident lawyers bring more than 60 years of combined experience to injury claims, focused on showing how the crash affected your health and finances. Our support for Lyft crash victims covers:
- Gathering and preserving evidence, including preservation letters for Lyft’s trip and app records
- Conducting aggressive discovery
- Identifying all liable parties and insurance coverage
- Communicating and negotiating with insurance companies
- Hiring the economists, medical professionals, and accident reconstruction specialists needed to support the claim and convince a jury
- Negotiating for maximum compensation
- Representing your interests in court
Most Lyft claims settle with the insurer once the medical picture is clear, though our attorneys prepare every file as if a jury will see it. Strong medical records and a clear account of how the injury limits your routine carry the most weight when an adjuster decides what your claim is worth.
Talk With Our Detroit Lyft Accident Lawyers Now
A Lyft crash can put you up against a large insurance company that would rather pay you as little as possible. Schefman & Associates pushes back, investigating fault, valuing your losses in full, and dealing with the adjusters so you do not have to, with no fee unless we collect for you.
Call (248) 594-2600 or contact us online to set up a free consultation and get started on your recovery today. Michigan imposes a three-year deadline for filing Lyft accident claims and lawsuits.